BlizzCon Merchandise May Have Leaked Diablo 'Reign Of Terror'. But Is It 'Diablo 4'?

There are some big Diablo announcements on the horizon. The neo-Gothic fantasy loot fest is taking center stage at developer Blizzard's Blizzcon 2018, and the company has teased that it has multiple announcements in the work, one of which feels like it just might be Diablo 4. Some new merchandise on the Blizzard store, however, may have given away the name of one of these projects. There are three items currently in the Blizzcon store--a men's shirt, a women's shirt and a poster--all with the same description: Reign of Terror. Which sure sounds like the title of a Diablo project to me.

The question then becomes: what is it? Again, Blizzard has made it clear that there are multiple Diablo projects in the works. So what does Reign of Terror mean? Here are the best options on the table, though I think that only two of them are particularly viable:

Diablo 4: I mean, it's not impossible. I'm not going to say it's likely, however. Leaking the name or existence of Diablo 4 ahead of the official announcement would be a huge deal, and the very fact that this merchandise is still up on the actual Blizzard store makes this option highly unlikely.

Diablo 5: Let's not get ahead of ourselves.

A Diablo Mobile game: Possible, but again not likely. While I do think that it's likely that Blizzard announces some kind of Diablo-oriented mobile experience, it's still a big, new game and a major step for the franchise. Which again makes it unlikely that Blizzard would let this gear just sort of hang out on the store.

A Diablo 3 expansion: Also unlikely, I'd argue. I could imagine Blizzard adding a Rise of the Necromancer-style Druid expansion, but if that was the case, why would it be named Reign of Terror? Frankly, I think that the time for big named Diablo 3 expansions might be behind us, especially if Blizzard is turning its attention to a named sequel.

A Diablo 1+2 Battle Chest: Remember when battle chests were actual chests? They were these hilarious trapezoidal boxes, coming as they did in halcyon days of absurdly outsized PC gaming packaging. Also the days when PC games had packaging. But this is my best guess as to what "Diablo: Reign of Terror" will actually be: a remastered collection of Diablo 1+2. Blizzard is is on the remaster train these days, and both Diablo 1 and 2 are totally ripe for it. I feel pretty confident guessing that these remasters are coming our way, and Reign of Terror is not such a bad name for a package deal.

Just the name of a shirt: This is not impossible, either. It does raise a question as to why we've given this subtitle to both a shirt and a poster, but who knows?

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